assert
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Mattammal said he’s focused on curriculum, job readiness, data collection and analysis and on promoting innovation, although all the candidates would assert earnestness in these arenas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Still, Intel’s advance has been so strong in such a short time that market realities could assert themselves even if the stock thesis is valid.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
All he needed was for someone to show up and assert his constitutional rights.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Third parties can also file briefs with the court to assert their own arguments; these are known as “friend of the court” or amicus curiae briefs.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
In fact, it was up to them to claim, to assert, their own worth, their own value.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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